Open Science Essentials (2)

Ein Überblick zu offener Forschung mit ausgewählten Hands-on Vertiefungen

Jürgen Schneider

17 January 2023

Open Science is not…


a one-size-fits-all thing

Not all open science practices are relevant to all research projects. (Engzell & Rohrer, 2021; Schneider, 2024)

What is my primary goal?

  • Transparency, to disclose my decisions in the research process?
  • Reuse, to help other researchers, collaborate and save resources?
  • Replicability, to cumulatively built knowledge?

Open Science is not…


a one-size-fits-all thing

Not all open science practices are relevant to all research projects. (Engzell & Rohrer, 2021; Schneider, 2024)

What is my primary goal?

  • Transparency, to disclose my decisions in the research process?
  • Reuse, to help other researchers, collaborate and save resources?
  • Replicability, to cumulatively built knowledge?

Which open science aspects are important to reach this goal?

E.g., if your approach is not empirical, there is (obviously) no need to share the non-existent data.

So, which open science practices you can apply depends on your…

  • research paradigm
  • type of data (or data at all)
  • type of design
  • characteristics of participants
  • …

Open Science is not…

all your responsibility




Open Science and its cultural change
is a multi-level task
in the research ecosystem

(European Commission, 2018)

Open Science is not…


developing on its own

➡️ See e.g., “transformative agreements” of the DEAL consortium


You have a lot of power, e.g., by

  • asking your project partners if they want to preregister, share data, …
  • inquiring about an open access / open data / alternative metrics policy at your institute
  • joining a open science initiative / ReproducibiliTea
  • advocating for open science practices in your favorite scientific society / conference
  • …


Be part of making open science the norm 🙂

Open Science is not…


an all-or-nothing principle


Yes, this is bing create. Sorry… I’ll show myself out.


  • It’s not open scientists vs. closed scientists
  • You don’t have to do everything instantly and at once, this can be daunting
  • Learn, develop yourself, be patient
  • Help each other

If the open science community is anything, it is a learning community!

Thank you

for your attention




Jürgen Schneider

References

Engzell, P., & Rohrer, J. M. (2021). Improving Social Science: Lessons from the Open Science Movement. PS: Political Science & Politics, 54(2), 297–300. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096520000967
European Commission. (2018). OSPP-REC: Open Science Policy Platform Recommendations. Publications Office.
Schneider, J. (2024). Sorry we\({'}\)re open, Come in we’re closed: Different Profiles in the Perceived Applicability of Open Science Practices to Completed Research Projects. Royal Society Open Science. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230595

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